Grievance

Stanford University strives to provide a place of work and study free of sexual harassment, intimidation or exploitation. Where sexual harassment has occurred, the University will act to stop the harassment, prevent its recurrence, and discipline and/or take other appropriate action against those responsible. See also: Sexual Harassment Policy Office website.

This Guide memo outlines the policy to resolve employee complaints at Stanford through a formal grievance process and is designed specifically for regular employees as defined in the "Applicability" section. The Grievance Process is intended to supplement, not replace, routine and informal methods of responding to and resolving employee complaints.

The Grievance Process is located in the Employee and Labor Relations section of the HR website at Labor Relations & Collective Bargaining.

Employee complaints covered by the Grievance Process include written corrective action and involuntary termination (including layoff) only. The Grievance Process does not include other employee complaints such as performance appraisals, compensation/benefits or job classifications.

This Guide Memo outlines the formal process to resolve employee complaints at Stanford and is designed specifically for trial period, casual and temporary employees.

The Administrative Review Process is intended to supplement, not replace, routine and informal methods of responding to and resolving employee complaints. Employee complaints covered by the Administrative Review Process apply to involuntary termination actions only.

The Administrative Review Process is located in the Employee and Labor Relations section of the HR website under Grievance Procedures. 

This Guide Memo outlines Stanford University's policies and procedures for carrying out the separation of employment for regular employees and academic staff.